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Installation Of Lord Dungarvan As P.G.M. Of Somerset.

Tho Earl of Euston suitably acknowledged tho toast . Tlie Provincial Graud Master gave the health of the V . W . Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . It . C Else . He admitted that much of the nucoesa of the day ' s proceedings was duo to tho Deputy Master , who , he added , had promised him his hearty support , iu the future .

The Deputy P . Graud Master , acknowledging the toast , observed that for more than a quarter of a century he had been an executive officer of the Province , having served under threo rulers , aud ho had installed no fewer than 350 W . Masters . After so many years of active work , he did

lately think ho might havo been allowed less responsibility and moro freedom , but it had been pointed out that ifc would be inadvisable to " swop " horses whilst crossing a stream ; and hence he had accepted tho kind offer that day

to again enter upon office . He had overy reason to believe that the Prov . Grand Master ' s term of offico would be as successful as that of any of hia predecessors ; and he could be suro of the loyal support of all the brethren .

The remaining toasts included The Officers of Prov . Grand Lodge , Past and Present ; The W . Master , Past Masters , and Officers and Brethren of the Receiving

Prov. G. Lodge Of Cumberland And Westmorland.

PROV . G . LODGE OF CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND .

fllHE half-yearly meeting of this Grand Lodge was held - *• on Tuesday , the 5 th inst ., under the banner of the Sun , Squaro and Compasses Lodge , No . 119 , when there was a large attendance of members from the various Loderes in tho Province . In the absence of the

and the Acting Chiefs saluted according to rank ; also W . M . Bro . M'Kay as a Grand Officer of England . Provincial Grand Lodge was then opened , aud the minutes read and confirmed , and the usual returns made from the Lodges of tho Province , when Bro . John Mills P . M . 1390 P . P . G . D . moved as a recommendation to the

R . W . P . G . M . that next annual meeting be held at Millom , which was snpported by Bro . Hill P . M . Bro . Dr . White W . M . 327 moved that tho R . W . P . G . M . would permit the annual meeting to be held at Wigton , giving as his reasons that the P . G . Lodgo had not been under the

banner of St . John ' s Lodge for eighteen years . It was intimated that both recommendations would be laid before the R . W . P . G . M . Bro . Dalrymple next read the report from the Charity Committee , which showed that fifty guineas had been voted to the R . M . L for Boys . On the

motion of Bro . Paterson , seconded by Bro . George Starkey , the report was unanimously adopted as read . Bro . Dalrymple also read a report of the doings of tho Committee for a provisional education scheme , showing the progress that had been mado for the half-year , which

was highly approved of . With other general business of a routine character , the P . G . Lodge was closed in due form , and the brethren adjourned to Bro . Cowan ' s Globo Hotel , whore a first class spread awaited thorn , and did ample credit to mine host and hostess ; and to nac tho words of fche Bard of

by Bros . 'M'Kay and Kenworthy . The usual loyal and Masonic toast list was gone through . That of tlio Grand Lodge was coupled with Bvo . M'Kay Grand Standard Bearer , and was ably proposed by Bro . Cook , who alluded at length to tho great service : * Iho . M'Kay had rendered

to the Craft ; in general and this Province in particular i \ -. v nearly twenty years , and he ( Bro . Cook ) did not alone look upon the great , honour he had received in a singular character ad to himself , but ifc was OLIO to fcho Province he was a member of , and he hoped Bro . M'Kay would he long ^ pucd to on joy if . Bro . M'Kay briefly responded ,

Mitchell , and others , which added much to the enjoyment of the meeting , which was perhaps tho most successful as a half-yearly meeting of tho Craft that was over hold in the Provinco of Cumberland and Westmoreland .

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Installation Of Lord Dungarvan As P.G.M. Of Somerset.

Tho Earl of Euston suitably acknowledged tho toast . Tlie Provincial Graud Master gave the health of the V . W . Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . It . C Else . He admitted that much of the nucoesa of the day ' s proceedings was duo to tho Deputy Master , who , he added , had promised him his hearty support , iu the future .

The Deputy P . Graud Master , acknowledging the toast , observed that for more than a quarter of a century he had been an executive officer of the Province , having served under threo rulers , aud ho had installed no fewer than 350 W . Masters . After so many years of active work , he did

lately think ho might havo been allowed less responsibility and moro freedom , but it had been pointed out that ifc would be inadvisable to " swop " horses whilst crossing a stream ; and hence he had accepted tho kind offer that day

to again enter upon office . He had overy reason to believe that the Prov . Grand Master ' s term of offico would be as successful as that of any of hia predecessors ; and he could be suro of the loyal support of all the brethren .

The remaining toasts included The Officers of Prov . Grand Lodge , Past and Present ; The W . Master , Past Masters , and Officers and Brethren of the Receiving

Prov. G. Lodge Of Cumberland And Westmorland.

PROV . G . LODGE OF CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND .

fllHE half-yearly meeting of this Grand Lodge was held - *• on Tuesday , the 5 th inst ., under the banner of the Sun , Squaro and Compasses Lodge , No . 119 , when there was a large attendance of members from the various Loderes in tho Province . In the absence of the

and the Acting Chiefs saluted according to rank ; also W . M . Bro . M'Kay as a Grand Officer of England . Provincial Grand Lodge was then opened , aud the minutes read and confirmed , and the usual returns made from the Lodges of tho Province , when Bro . John Mills P . M . 1390 P . P . G . D . moved as a recommendation to the

R . W . P . G . M . that next annual meeting be held at Millom , which was snpported by Bro . Hill P . M . Bro . Dr . White W . M . 327 moved that tho R . W . P . G . M . would permit the annual meeting to be held at Wigton , giving as his reasons that the P . G . Lodgo had not been under the

banner of St . John ' s Lodge for eighteen years . It was intimated that both recommendations would be laid before the R . W . P . G . M . Bro . Dalrymple next read the report from the Charity Committee , which showed that fifty guineas had been voted to the R . M . L for Boys . On the

motion of Bro . Paterson , seconded by Bro . George Starkey , the report was unanimously adopted as read . Bro . Dalrymple also read a report of the doings of tho Committee for a provisional education scheme , showing the progress that had been mado for the half-year , which

was highly approved of . With other general business of a routine character , the P . G . Lodge was closed in due form , and the brethren adjourned to Bro . Cowan ' s Globo Hotel , whore a first class spread awaited thorn , and did ample credit to mine host and hostess ; and to nac tho words of fche Bard of

by Bros . 'M'Kay and Kenworthy . The usual loyal and Masonic toast list was gone through . That of tlio Grand Lodge was coupled with Bvo . M'Kay Grand Standard Bearer , and was ably proposed by Bro . Cook , who alluded at length to tho great service : * Iho . M'Kay had rendered

to the Craft ; in general and this Province in particular i \ -. v nearly twenty years , and he ( Bro . Cook ) did not alone look upon the great , honour he had received in a singular character ad to himself , but ifc was OLIO to fcho Province he was a member of , and he hoped Bro . M'Kay would he long ^ pucd to on joy if . Bro . M'Kay briefly responded ,

Mitchell , and others , which added much to the enjoyment of the meeting , which was perhaps tho most successful as a half-yearly meeting of tho Craft that was over hold in the Provinco of Cumberland and Westmoreland .